Lions Ledger: Volleyball and Men's Soccer at Home Saturday

Oct 25, 2019

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The Lions look to return to the win column Saturday as they host the Tars of Rollins College.
The Lions have won seven-straight against the Tars with the last Rollins victory in the series coming October 23, 2015 in Winter Park. Saint Leo won both matches last season by 3-0 scores.
Saint Leo senior Victoria Omoregie sits just four kills away from a historic milestone as she can become just the seventh Lion all-time to reach 1,000 career kills. She will join Hope Lemon (2013-16), the most recent Lion to achieve the feat, and five others on the prestigious list.
Senior Anilise Fitzi continues to lead the Lions this season as she tops the squad in kills (206), blocks (86) and service aces (27). She also has the best hitting percentage on the team at .351.
Rollins has dropped eight of their last 10 matches including a 3-0 setback Thursday night against Tampa. The Tars are led by Harper Smith and Riley Spurlin who are averaging 2.70 and 2.60 kills per set, respectively. Alexis Yeager has been doing the work at the net as she has 61 total blocks for an average of 1.11 per set.

Saint Leo hopes to snap a four-game losing skid on Saturday during the Sharks' senior night.
On the season, Carolina Solis-Deleon leads the offense with five goals. In the net, Julia Ortiz has collected 51 saves alongside a 1.39 goals against average.
Nova Southeastern has dropped two-straight after a long draw against Tampa. Both the Sharks and Lions have gone three matches without being able to find the back of the net.
Hannah Christophe has tallied nine goals and four assists for 22 points followed by Emma Heikkila with seven goals and five assists. Between the pipes, Natalie Robayne has recorded 28 saves alongside a 0.44 goals against average paired with Shannon Hearty's 10 saves and 0.17 goals against average.
Last meeting on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, Nova Southeastern edged Saint Leo 2-0. The last time the Green and Gold caught a win against Nova Southeastern was in 2016 to upset the No. 9 Sharks, 2-0.

Saint Leo looks to return to the win column after coming up short against No. 7 Florida Tech and Tampa. On Wednesday, Tore Naess' first career goal as a Lion wasn't enough against the Spartans in a 3-1 final at the Saint Leo Soccer Field.
Federico Toschi leads the Green and Gold offense with five goals and two assists supported by Elias Niesigk's three goals and four assists. In the net, Christian Evans added six saves in his fifth start for a season count of 27. Wessel Berenschot has compiled 34 saves in eight appearances.
Nova Southeastern travels to Saint Leo with a three-game win streak after defeating Barry 5-2 on Wednesday.
Sebastian Loibl and Michael Lawrence have each registered 15 points. Loibl has tallied five goals and five assists. Lawrence has scored seven goals and one assist. In the net, Titouan Le Roux has earned a 4-4-3 record while recording 33 saves.
Last meeting on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2018, the No. 20 Sharks defeated the Lions 5-2 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The last time the Lions were able to top the Sharks was in 2015 in a 1-0 decision in Saint Leo, Fla.